Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-09-09

Over 200 men are now employed on
the dam and canal, and moro are want
led Immediately.
r. D. Lachance 81 building q tenement
house on the corner just east Of his reg
dence on Chestnut. z!s.; IS s
! Several tenement houses would bring
las good return for money invested as
larry other investment that could be made
lin Little Falls. JA' & Ia
Dr.. VIM. I. Breyfogle,t president of
Little Falls Water Power company, and
other louisville capitalists, are expect
ed in Little Falls about the 18th inst. to
see how work on the water power is pro-
crossing. s5 n r :. :: :, ~ s. s.. g S
Tho water power force will be paid of
for their work during August on the 10th
inst. During a pa1t Of August the crew
was not very large, and the present pay
roll is much smaller than the one for
September will be- f:e@s&>"
Road Master Lathrop of the Northern
Pacific was in town this week giving di-
rections about improving the street
crossings at the railroad. A force of men
are now at work grading up the st1eets
at the crossings, and making them much
more convenient.
The work of removing the earth from
the canal is nearly completed it's entire
length, and considerable blasting has
been done in:the upperspart. The bot
tom of the canal will be in the rock ledge
throughout, ank heavy stone wall will
be laid on each, side. /, The work from
now on in the canal will be very expen-
siye. Twenty-Five holesfor dynamite
charges were drilled in rock at the canal
yesterday. -;
Engineer Shanks is now setting the
stakes for the streets and avenues on the
west side and will soon have zoo acres
plated into lots and blocks. As before
stated the Water Power company will
have this land on the market in few
weeks, and from the numerous inquiries
already received about it, the sales will
certainly be- numerous. A large number
Of lots have already been spoken for in
favorite localities.
The granite for the gate house ard
head works of the canal is being got out
at the saulspaugh quarry near Sank Rap
ids, and the first shipment will be re-.
ceived next week. A force of stone cut
ters will immediately begin preparing it
for its place in the works. A large
amount of this granite will be required,
and the force of men needed to prepare
and lay it will considerably increase the
number at work here,
Mr.. F. Cox. of Louisville, KY, arrived
in town on Thursday, and is looking
over the village and surrounding country
| with view to going into business here.
He was urged to come here by DR.. Brey
fogle, and will undoubtedly remain here.
With proper encouragement from our
business men, Mr.. Cox will invest his
means in an important line of business
in Little Falls.
Henry Willard, the ex-president of
the Northern Pacific company, who is
! o,,;, lr,o,,;pr nm Nc :, powar in tho
Northwestern railroad circles, always
was we'll thought Of in Little Falls.
| Probably the reason WAS that he had u
very good opinion Of Little Falls. He
visited this place in 1882, and examined
the chances for the development of the
water power. 1t was about the time of
the construction of the Little Falls &
Dakota, and with the encouragement of
Willard and other leading n. P officials,
the contractors. De Graff& Co., purchas-
ed the water power property here. At
that time Willard promised to take an in
terest in the development of the excell-
ent water power, and that he would also
induce other capitalists in the East to put
money into the work of building up Il
great manufacturing centre here. Will
! ard met with financial misfortunes soon
after, and lost his control in the North
ern Pacific, and with it all interest for
the time in the development of any OF
the towns or cities along its route. Had
he continued to prosper and retain his
position, there is no doubt but the water
power here would have been improved
several years ago, and that Little Falls
would have several times greater pop
ulation than it has Still it was through
i Willard that the De CRAFTS were inter
ested in it, and the improvement has
come about sooner through them than il
otherwise would. Willard has wide
reputation as shrewd investor, and he
never decided on q move that give him
better right to such a reputation than
when he concluded to put money into
the improvement Of the Little Falls wa
/ ter power. ,-..A,,.rs- ss.~n-z,. ,a,-a,s@ers